Archive for April, 2008
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
The Wisdom Of Dogs
Before getting going to work this morning, Ranger came to me at the desk as I was moppily Velcro’ing my bike shoes, occupied by the sad news of the day.
“Dood,” she said with a ball in her mouth so it made her sound kinda retarded. “Lesgahp lay feshin gahbah kyard.”
“What?”
She dropped the tennis ball [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in animals, backyarchaeology by Will
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
A Death Over Our Heads
Susan called me at work yesterday afternoon. There was a nervousness to her voice that I picked up immediately and I feared one of our animals had been hurt.
“Joe’s passed away,” she told me. Joe was her tenant, the last of the three renters who occupied the house when she bought it in 1999. He [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in happenings, people, reality by Will
Monday, April 28th, 2008
Siriusly 2: Little Ditty ‘Bout Babs ‘N Dianne
About a month ago I probably glazed most eyes over writing about the concerns I have regarding the proposed satellite radio acquisition of XM by its rival Sirius. I won’t bore you again with the specifics other than to say that as a long-time Sirius subscriber I’m still just as wary of the rumors [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in commerce, gadgets, government, idiots by Will
Sunday, April 27th, 2008
Gridlock? What Gridlock?
This eastward stretch of Venice Boulevard I video’d during last Friday’s afternoon rush hour demonstrates why bikes rule. Just make sure to keep a sharp eye for those pesky leftturninfrontofyou’ers!
2 Comments » - Posted in biking by Will
Friday, April 25th, 2008
Miles Of Milestones
I pedaled past my 2,000th mile this year with today’s bike commute (that included a trip to the dentist to fill a cavity and seal up a previous root canal retreatment… that’s right: I not only go for bike rides after riding bikes, but I even bike to and from unpleasant things). My annual [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in biking, milestones by Will
Friday, April 25th, 2008
Putting The “Hell” In Helicopter
It was only later that I learned that barely a half-block away from us this EARLY this Friday morning some kid mistook the gas pedal for the brakes and plowed down a driveway and through a converted garage where his dad was sleeping, pinning him injured beneath the vehicle.
I’m pretty sure everyone involved is going [...]
No Comments » - Posted in happenings, idiots, news by Will
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
Coyote Crossing
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Atop the stretch of uphill in Griffith Park that cyclists generally refer to as the “roller coaster” (where Griffith Park Drive meets Mt. Hollywood Drive), my friend Stephen and I caught our breath around 8 p.m. and observed this first of two coyotes pass by us. Generally I’d [...]
6 Comments » - Posted in animals, biking, nature by Will
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Road Trip Flashback
Brief backstory: I have an Alphasmart 3000, a somewhat goofy PlaySkool-looking AA battery-operated, bare bones portable word-processor that I bought prior to our Africa honeymoon trip in 2005 because I wanted something rugged and durable and cheap ($200) that, given our locations in the Rwandan countyside, the Serengeti (pictured at right tapping away on [...]
No Comments » - Posted in animals, flashback, gadgets, travel by Will
Monday, April 21st, 2008
I Know What I Did Last Saturday
Our neighbors to the south approached us a few weeks ago with plans to finish the parkway in front of their house (aka, the space between the sidewalk and the curb) by taking out the existing shrubs and laying down a blanket of Mexican beach stones dotted with some new succulents. He asked if we [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in home economics by Will
Sunday, April 20th, 2008
Morning Snap: The World’s Smallest Rose
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Not really a rose, but this tiny flower was certainly shaped like one and caught my eye as I was raking the backyard enough to stop what I was doing and go get my cam (along with the dime about six inches in the background that I used for scale). I was going [...]
